By Jennifer Thorson
Failure to succeed. Being left out. Making the team. Bullying. Falling away from faith. And now . . . navigating life and education in the midst of a pandemic. There are so many things we can worry about as parents. And who can blame us? Media messages, articles, not-so-timely posts shared on social media, and […]
By Editorial Team
One of our art therapists at Daystar told me once about an activity she would do regularly with the kids she counseled. She would have them draw a bridge to represent a time of transition in their lives. On one side of the bridge, is what was (normal school, for example). On the other side […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
Out of my three kids, I have one who lies like it’s nothing. All the time. Even over little things. Me: Did you brush your teeth? Him: Yes. Me: Are you telling me the truth? Him (sheepishly): No. Sometimes, I seriously worry if he will turn into a pathological liar . . . if I […]
By Melanie Rainer
Use this life skills for kids checklist to fill your summer with intentional growth opportunities! Have you and your kids suddenly found yourselves at home a lot more? Our collective Coronavirus Summer is upon us, and you may be staring down an empty calendar for the next three months wondering “what can we do?” Camps […]
By Jennifer Thorson
No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. Hebrews 12:11 (NIV) Balancing grace and correction in parenting is something that most of us strive for, but feel like we fail at doing! Why is it […]
By Christine Bailey
As I type this from my farmhouse in Tennessee on a winter morning, the wild is literally howling through the hollows and hills in our rural neighborhood. Until about a year ago, our family lived in sunny Dallas, where “winter” consisted of 60-80 degree weather daily with the rare 40 degree morning where we were […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
I have a strong desire to be the “hang out house.” You know, the one where my kids and their friends come to after school to play and eat and build deeper relationships. I want to be that mom and I want that to be my house. In theory anyway. But sometimes replacing the hypothetical […]
By Christine Bailey
“What number are you?” Chances are you’ve already been asked this question or engaged in conversation with someone about the Enneagram, a personality assessment tool that’s exploded in popularity lately. But if you’re not already familiar, the Enneagram is an ancient personality system that identifies nine core personality types and describes how each sees and […]
By Christine Bailey
“Some people, in order to discover God, read books. But there is a great book: the very appearance of created things. Look above you! Look below you! Read it. God, whom you want to discover, never wrote that book with ink. Instead, He set before your eyes the things that He has made. Can you […]
By Christine Bailey
After living in three different homes in less than a year-and-a-half, our family is finally putting down roots. At the end of 2015, we dismantled our lives of over a decade in urban Dallas and decided to move to middle Tennessee (just south of Nashville) where I had previously lived in college and as a […]